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Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-24


Jewelry News: The goldsmiths' and
jewellers shops in Persia present little
attraction to the eye. Perhaps there is
small glass case containing few of the
less costly objects, but tho owners are not
wealthy men and keep little or no stock,
merely working to order. The artiicer,
with his one or two grimv journeymen
and perhaps couple of apprentices. may
be seen hard at work in the open air from
morning till night. There they sit in the
little brick archway, with tiny furnace
of live charcoal. at which the youngest
apprentice is seen blowing with primitive
bellows made Of a goat skin. Their tools
are few and rough; but their work is in
yariae'y ymtb original .no,Siq Mth the h,r silver e.
common is the use of silver that It
is hardly looked upon as precious metal
Elcctroplating Is unknown, but 1t finds
no favor in Persian eyes. coming under
the head of badel or sham. The silver
smiths bazaar in all the great Persian
cities IS q sight TO see. In the east every
trade has its own special quarter There
is the shoemakors' bazaar, the copper
smiths and the silversmiths'. There the
rival artisan work side by side, and the
result Is a sort of perpetual competitive
exhibition. Pipe heads in endless va.
riety coffee pots, trays, bowls, basins
ewers and bottles here stand IN gittering
array and bewildering variety. There is
no middleman; the maker is the vender,
and stands or falls by his own work, Woe
be to the wretched silversmith who adul-
| terates or alloys There is no need Of
hall marks when the darognh, or police
master il seen on the alert to apply the
Dsstinado to the feet of the swindlcr
The Parasans are particularly clever
| IN both incised and chased work, and in
| repousse work of the highest class. The
| ipcised work resembles the best Of the
Scinde work, with which the recent In
dian exhibition has most of us familiar.
| As for chased work. the Persian IS inimit.
able. Every artisan is prepared to pro.
duce scroll work ana tracery strikingly
original. Many a ragged workman can
turn out representations OF men and
animals in motion, wonderful little
groups, battle scenes, hunting scenes,
and representations of birds, fruits, foil
,letal, in fact, is carried in Persia
to its highest perfection. Pipe heads,
water bottles, basins. ewers and even
spittoons are often made of silver and
sometimes of gold; horse furniture and
stirrups, trays, dishes, sword hilt and
scabbards, dagger and knife handles,
boxes and mirror frames, drinking cups
and goblets, as we'll as tea urns and
services, are ordin ariiy made Of the
precious metals. Every villager has his
silver.mounted pistol; the stock of his
gun is often ornamented with silver
plates. No lady, however poor, would
think of wearing aught but ornaments o,
the purest gold. Silver ornaments are
only worn by the poor. the women OF the
wandering tribes and by negresses
Coral, too, being out Of fashion, is rele
gated to slaves. =.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-24
PEPPERMINT DROPS.

Texas Plow and Hammer: Will some one
bring us load OF stove wood? We are
tired of the plan of eating our roasting ears
raw.
IT in the sweat of his face a man eats
bread, the bakers must now bt doing roar
ing business.
If it were as hot in Central Africa as 1t is
in New York, one would see each HOttentot
grow hotter and tOtter.
1t is reported from the fishing resorts that
the fish are very plentiful this season, but the
lying seems to be much below the average.
"What shall bring, sir? Roast beef, tur:
key and cran-" bring me DUMB waiterw
Episode 1T Squashville house, Blueberry
Hill beach.
A young lady in Alabama was rendered
speechlesS for week by smelling campnor.
The married men in that community are all
lOOkingsf0r the bottle.
Chicago Mail: The hot weather has had
this salutary effect: If Chicago people are
not at all prepared to die,a great many are at
least partially acclimatized.
Two men were arguing in a pasture field,
with only goat for an audience. In reply
TO statement of one the other said ~
know. But" The goat took him at his
word, and the argument was continued on
the other side of the fence.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-24
OLD SAWS IN RHYME.
II, q. Dcdoe.

II. G. Dofoe.
Actions speak louder than words ever do
You can't eat your cake and hold on to It,
too.
When the cat is away. then the little mice
Where there is will there is always a way.
Ones deep in the mud as the other in mire;
Don't jump from the frying pan into the ire.
There's no use crying DER milk that is split;
No accuser Is needed by conscience of guilt.
There must be some fire wherever Is, smoke:
The pitcher goes oft to the well till it's broke.
BY roeues falling out honest men get their
due:
Whoever it fits, he must put on the shoe.
All work and no play will make Jack dull
boy:
A thing OF much beauty is ever joy.
A half loaf is better than no bread at all;
And pride always gOeth before sad fall.
Fast bind and fast find have two strings to
your bow;
Contentment is better than riches, we know
The devil finds work for idle hands to do;
A miss IS as good as a mile Is to you.
You speak of the devil he's sure to appear:
You can't make silk purse from out sow's
ear.
A man by his company is always known;
Who lives in glass house should not throw
stone.
When the blind leads the blind both will tal
in the ditch;
It's better born lucky than being born rich.
Little pitchers have big ears; burnt child
breads the fire;
Though speaking the truth no one credits a
lar
Speech may be silver, but silence is gold;
There's never fool like the fool who is old.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-24
HONEY FOR THE LADIES.

East India bracelets of oxidized silver
AdOrn fashionable waists.
A female orchestra, ell players OF brass In
Btruinents, Is creating sensation al Dres-
uen.
Barbaric young ladies--that is. young la
dies OF harbaric tastes--wear three or four
necklaces at once.
The princess Of Wales Is having cart built
specially for tandem driving. The princess
Is an admirable whip.
white OF scarlet English morocco, cut out in
scolops and stitched in rows.
There are more than 85 900 widows In the
state Of Massachusetts, of whom about half
are less than forty years of age.
Mrs. Parker, of Dundee Scotland, founder
of the British Women's Temperance associa.
ton, is going to bring 1000 Scotch women to
California to De domestic servants.
Nantes are still made with velvet foun-
datiOn, almost hidden by the most costly
more or less long in front, and well up In
the neck, with plenty OF lace and jet fringe
trimming.
Flounces are revived for thin muslin gowns
and tucks without number. The only trim
mings used not of the dress material are
slight insertions of embroidery, scallOps
wrought in buttOnhOle stitch on tho dress
materials aud rlbbont Of various kinds.
London photographers encourage the idea
OF American women being presented at
COutt. Every Wonuu iunulcQioIciy I0o HCl
picture taken in court costume to send home
to her dear 800 friends. The photographers
are growing rich under this new disDen sa-
ton.
Black straw hats should have small brms,
be lined with green velvet trimmed with
green corded ribbon, mixed with white
flowers, called sn0wballs, with natural leaves
and stalks encirclng the crown, o bunch OF
the flowers falling from the crown TO the
brim in front.
Tho ridi,uIons ,our,,ras anor,,orsIv nro-
truding, which vexed seriously inclined
spirits tor the last few years are now almost
forgotten; they have been transformed into
amodeSt cushion; scarcely apparent which
offers timtd support 70 the skirt marking
the bend of the waist.
A very peculiar gown was noticed at one
NJ our watering places the other day. II was
Of dark blue fouiard, with white hgure on
Il that made enc imagine that the original
gown had been torn to shreds," and the
white nnderg arments were coming Into un-
Tue prominence. 1t was ON the whole more
Vdd' than pretty.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-24
RELIGIOUS.

A church organ. constructed entirely of
paper is on exhibition at Milan.
The Presbyterian board of ministerial re-
lief has balance of $50 900 in its treasury.
The vatican authorities have received $780,
600 with which to celebrate the pOpe's jubi-
lee.
There has been great revival In WOrces-
ter, Mass, under the leadership OF Eyangel-
ist Munhall.
The Rev. DR.. Abel Stevens, the Methodist
historian, has arrived in California on his
way around the world.
The Providence Young Mems Christian
association has bought two lots at the head
of Westminster Street, and has building
fund of SlS5,OOO.,
DR.. Sunderland, pastor of the church which
President Cleveland attends and formerly
chaplain OF the senate. Is quite i'll, having
been overcome by the intense heat of the last
week.
A majority of the bishops of the church
have given their consent to the election of
Bishop Adams as bishop of EastOn. and II Is
expected that he will enter upon his duties
by September.
Colonel Joseph NJ. Bennett, of Philadel-
phia, has given in various forms $500 90 to
the Methodist church. He IS not Metho-
dist, but his mother was, and her dying re-
quest to him was to do some service for the
church with his wealth.
There Is said to be about sixty protestant
communities In Spain with 1900 openly
professed proteStantS, and hardly large
town without regularly organized church.
1t is Just eighteen years since the first pro-
testant chapel was opened IN Madrid.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-24
Wisdom From Beccher.

Every farm should have y good farmer.
The man never has good luck who has
a bad wife.
The masses against the classes the
world over.
A man who does not love praise is not
a full man.
A man must ask leave OF his stomach 10
be a happy man.
II takes longer for man to find out
man than any other creature that is
made.
Flowers are the sweetest things that
God ever made and forgot to put soul
into.
A man without self-restraint IS like q
barrel without hoops, and tumbles to
pieces.
Whoever makes home seem to the
young dcarer and more happy is public
bcnefactor.
That cannot be healthy condition in
which few prosper and the great mass
are drudges.
A proud man is seldom grateful man.
for he never thinks he gets as much as
he deserves.
The greatest event IN hens life is
made up OF ~ egg and cacklc. But
eagles never cackie.
One of the original tendencies of the
human mind, Fundamental! and universal.
Is the love of other peoples private af-
fairs,
This is good world to sin in but, 50
far as men are concerned, 1t is n very hard
world TO repent in. 1t is u bitter world,
it Is cruel world
To care rheumatism or other pons,
take a piece of thick flannel, saturate Il
well with Dr, } ". McLcan's Volcano
Oil Linimcnt. bind it round the limb oi
wherever the pain Is, ADD place it over 9
hot iron or hold 10 the fire. SO as To applJ
as much heat as possible. -. =
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-24

Ninety in tho shade was what the mercury
Indicated but the cverhcatcd reporter of tho
be about the correct figures ,as he dropped him
sell languidly In chair in front OF the Mlard
Hotel the other day. and took in the invigorat.
lar house Reing ever alert for news Of inter.
est to the public. the reporter did not fat to
mon, made especially conspicuous by tho vigor
thnt was thrown into the greeting and feeling
friends after Il long separation, the reporter
turned his best cai nearest the pair and took
In the following conversations:
Mike Cannon! us sure as / breathe, as
straight as an arrow, and as stout ms II horse,
, and only two months ago you were doubled up
hope, victim TO that dreaded disease, RHEu.
Mls MATlsM, ,,,'N What brought this change about'
We'll" said Mr.. Gannon, THAT you may
fully understand the life of torture had to
undergo during the past two years, will com
mence at the beginnine which dates from the
time got caught in II fearful ram storm. while
running an express wagon in this city. ! was
strong man, stranger to III health, j went
right along attending to my work, and never
FOR moment thought nf any, bad effects being
produced by my exposure. II came at last how
ever. and 4S hours after my drcnching, ! wns
taken with severe cutting pains apparently all
ankle and hip joints. Those who have suffered
know W hat rheumatism Is. My limbs were drawn
up i'll Il horrible manner, unable TO walk, una
BILE to sleep, appetite gone and hope. too. a.
most, for had tho best attention OF my family
physician, and he could afford INC little or no
relief Then followed months of torture, the
vitality OF strong constitution was fast being
spent under the influence of this dreaded dis.
ease, and my money likewise; for had pal
out hundreds OF dollars in my efforts to buy
back my old time health. AS l said BEFORE
was almost goner,when by chance ran across
Il gentleman, who lives IN Kansas City, and Is
connected with the Cable Line Company there.
This gentleman told me that DR. Otterbourg
had cured him OF most severe case OF sciatic
rheumatism OF seven years standing, and as
the Doctor had located In Omaha, he insisted
upon my giving the Doctor call. did so as a
last resort, but with little hope. l found tho
Doctor afable and pleasant, and In possession
vinced me that he was worth a trial. placed
myself under DIR. Otterbourg's treatment the
9Th of last March, and to -day-well. you can
see for yourself am us hearty and strong as
I ever was in my lifc. Here comes my team
now and must be going. Then springing upon
his wagon. with the agility of an athlete, was
soon out of sight.
DIR. M. A. OTTERBOURG,
regular graduate in medicine has Offices in
the GRL ENG BLOCK cor. l3TH AND DODGE
STREETS. Omaha, Nct., where he treats with
EQUAL success diseases OF the blood brain,
Kidney and Gravel Complaints, CATARRH.
Paralysis, ctc.
Opinion at office or by mail, 81.
No testimonial published without consent 70
patient and none of IA private (delicate) nat no
under ANY circumstances.
OFFICE HOURS-D to IL AM, and 10 and TO
Sp. m. Correspondence receives prompt At
tention. No letters answered unless accOmpa-
MED by cents in stamps.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-24
THE STATEMENT OF A YOUNG MAN WHO
Is AMBITIOUS RUT WAS UNFOR.
TuNATE.
MIR. M. L lANNAN

lWho recently idcd at az Charles ST north Of
Canning, this city, bat now working an extensive
farm near tlorence, Nch, to VIII ch town all letters
OF inquiry should be addres sed.1
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-24

Take one OF DR.. j. II. McLean's Little
Liver and Kidney Piles at night before
you go to bed and you will be surprised
how buoyant and vigorous you win feel
tho next day. Only 25 cents q vial.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-21
LEGAL NOTICES.
ORORATE ORDER

Il County % Van Buren,-Ss.
Al session OF the probate court for the Countyo OIL
Van Buren, holden atthe probate Office, IN the village
of Paw Paw, saturday, the 26th day of November,
In the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty
seven:
Present, Hon. Orrin y. Hilton, Judge OF Probate
In the matter OF the estate of Lunicc Il. Curtis,
deceased.
3 CA reading aud filing the petition, duly VERIFIED
of james Albert Howard praying for reasons there
IN eet forth, that certain instrument in writing on
die said court Iurporting TO be the last VIII and
testament Of said deceased, may be Proved allowed
ana adlnitsed 20 probate such, and that eNecu-
ton thereof may he granted TO the petitioner.
Ihereupon Il il ordered, that Monday, the ?th
day of January, 1858, a. ten O'Clock IN the fore
noon. be assigned tor the hearing OF said petition
aud thar all persons interested in said estate, are
required 10 appear at session of said court thea TO
be holder the probate Office IN the village of Paw
Paw, ana show cause, II amy there be, why the
PRAYER Of the petitioner should not be granted.
Md IT, j. further ordered that said petitioner
give notice the persons interested n said estate,
at the p"ndency OF said petition and the hearing
thereof, 10y causing copy of this order TO be pub
lished .u tine IRUE NORTHERSER, newspaper print
Ell aud circulating in said county OF Van Buren, for
successive weeks al least previous to said day
of hearing.
osloI-Os OEBIN y. HILTON, Judge OF Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-21

We append the following photographed
and grammatical problems as profitable food
for thought for teachers:
Analyze the following and parse the words
in italics:
Long years had elapsed since gazed on the scene,
Which my fancy still robed In its freshness of green
The spot where, a schooi-60y, al thoughtless
strayed
BY the side of the stream, the gloom OF the shade
Mark the scansion of the above selection.
Divide into syllables and mark the pro-
nunciation of the following: Threshold,
specification, antecedent, cicerone, assuage,
Lacquer. glueyness, psalmody, sorcery, bon
ton.
Add ing to sit, bet, sing, SINCE, prefer,
offer, love, change. die, dye, move, shoe.
OF course the answers given above are
ludicrous, and some of them show unpardon-
able ignorance; but we think a careful COM
parison of the questions used last July III
examination for state certificates, as pub
lshed in the Wod6IutOr, will show that, III
the same studies, they are very little, II any
more rigid than those furnished for the last
two third grade examinations. For instance,
ought we to insist that an eighteen years old
girl, before she ia allowed to teach country
school, shall first famiiarze herself with the
duties of the officers of the state militia
ReHectOr.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-21
Wide Awake. lSsA

The readers of this wonderful magazine
for young people are so accustomed to good
reading that they will wonder how it is
going to be better than ever the coming
year. But it is.
The new year has already begun with the
holiday number just out-a truly great num-
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therefore better than ever before. And the
publishers have primer to send 10 those
who want to- know what Widc A,rdke is
going to have III 1888.
So high is the best of young peoples liter
ature nowadays that we are all of Us glad
to be young. Nine-tenths of reading people
prefer it to what is written for them. for it
has the rare merit of being easy as we'll as
good.
We know of no Christmas gift more sure of
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Boston.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-21

V State OF Michigan, County of Van Buren-ss.
Notice il hereby given, that by an order Of the
probate court for the County of Van Buren,, made
the 9TH day of December, A. ID. 1887, six months
from that date allowed for creditors to present
their claims against the estate of Thomas Galligan
late of said county, deceased and that all creditors
of said deceased required TO present their claims
to said probate court, at the probate Office, In the
Village OF Paw Paw, for examination and allowance,
on or before u nth day OF June, 1888, and that
such claims will be heard before said court, Mon
day, the 18th day of March, 1883 and Monday, the
nth day of june 1885 at ten o'clock in the forenoon
of each of those days.
Dated Paw Paw, December 7th, A. ID. 1887.
0St5ol2 ORRIN n. HILTON, Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-21
Notes on the November Examination.

Notes or the November Examination.
Even state superintendents sometimes ask
funny questions, and it therefore is not sur
prlsing If teachers sometimes make funny
replies. The board of examiners readily
gave up this question in geography, and we
have yet to find the answer to il in any text
book on the subject: "What position does
the earth occupy in the universe?" 1.-The
earth occupies one-fourth of the universe,
is the nearest approach to an answer that
was reached by the forty-one applicants at
South Haven.
What is the Erie canal. etc.
Answer--"It is a canal connecting the
Ohio and Alagana rivers
Bound the Russian Empire. Give the
character OF its people"
Answer" Bounded east by Europe and
Asia, South Amarillo ocean. The people are
of Solom disposition
"Why are there great cities at the sites of
Chicago, etc."
Answer" There are great sites at Chicago
because it is a very large city,
In civil Government, the oft recurring
question In what manner is the revenue OF
the United States principally raisedI" is a
perpetual stumbling block. The common
answer, I" BY taxes" has the merit of brevity
but has also the fault of ambiguity, and is
really no answer at ALL
Here are three more civil government
questions with the answers given.
What is the relation of "a state to the fed
eral government"
Answer" The State Government and the
federal government are related in great
degree. The State government is governed
by the federal government"
What officers of state departments arc
appointed by the governor"
Answer The Governor has power to APP
point the Sec. and treasurer end postmasters. "
"Name three of the principal offices of the
state militia and give the duties pertaining
to each.'
Answer-"A General his duties is TO COM
mand the MALTA and Col. and Capt"
a question in history asking for important
events associated with Daniel Webster clio
tied the following answers. which lead us 10
suspect that Ignatius Donnelly was among
the applicants
Daniel Webster was the founder of our
dictionary
He was the inventor of the dictionery.'
In connection with the same question,
many COMPOUNDED the revolutionary patriot.
Robert Morris. with the inventor of the tele-
grG oh. SamueI i. Morse.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-21
ORDER

] County Of Van Bureu,--ss.
40 a session OF the probate court, for the county
az Van Buren,, holden at the Probate Office, in the
village o. Paw Paw, Monday, the 9th day OF
pecembcr ia the year one thousand eight hundred
anu elghty-aeyen: Present. Hon. Orrin y. Hilton,
Judge Of Probate.
~ the matter OF the estate OF Stephen W. Dun
ccmbe, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly verified, OF
Charles 7. Monroe, administrator OF said estate,
praying FOR therein set forth that he may be
permitted 10 COMPROMISE the claim OF said estate
against Catherine Hess for the sum of four hundred
dollars.
IhereuVou il il ordered, that Monday, the 9th day
ct anuary lsSe az ten o'clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing OF said petition, and that al
person. Interested IN said estate required 10 APP
pear session of said court, then TO be holden at
th' Probate Office, in the village of Paw Paw, and
shaw cause If any there be, why the prayer OF the
pstitionC, should not be granted.
Aud lt in further ordered, that said petitioner give
notice g the persons interested in said estate OF the
ptudoLcy OF said petition and the hearing thereof,
10y causing copy OF this order to be published IN
the TRUE NoRTHERNER, newspaper printed ana
circulating IN said county of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks al least previous to said day OF
hsaring.
0-t4ol7lD OERIN y. HILTON. Judge of Probate
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-21
DRORATH ORDER. state Of Michigan,

1 County OF Van Bureu-ss.
~ session of the probate court for the county
% Van BureI, holden at the probate Office, in the
village OF Paw Paw, on Saturday, the 10th day OF
December, IL the year one thousand eight hundred
auc e.ghty-soyon: Present, Eou. Oriu y. Hilton,
Judge OF Probate.
IA the L. after OF the estate of Charles WEIGH,
incompetent person, Aaron Van AuEen. guardian OF
said incompetent person, having filed his final
account and praying that tho same may be allowed
as euch.
whereUponit is ordered that Thursday, the 10th
ia. OF December, 1887, at two O'Clock IA the after
noon, he assigned for the hearing OF said final
account and that all persons interested in said
estate required to appear at q session of said
COURT then 10 be holden at the probate Office in the
village II Paw Paw and show cause, if any there be-
why the prayer OF the petitioner should not be
granted and said account allowed az prayed. And
Il TX further ordered that said guardian give
notice 10 tie persons interested in said estate of the
pendency Of said hearing By causing n copy
~ this order 20 be published in the Thur NCR-
TIffRSER, a newspaper printed and circulating in
said county Of Van Buren,, for two successive weeks
az least previous 20 said day of hearing.
Ht9olC ORblN HILTON, Judge OF Probate.